Over the course of thousands of years of evading the Church of Light, dark mages have formed a unique form of organization based on family units.

Each dark mage family has a patriarch, and not all members of the family are related to each other, but they are all referred to as brothers and sisters. If a family member is captured or killed by the Church of Light, the other siblings are obligated to help raise and teach their children.

Through family inheritance, generations of dark mages have survived tenaciously under the pursuit of the Church of Light. There are not many such dark mage families scattered around the Beland Continent, the small ones only have a few people who are directly related to each other, and the big ones even reach hundreds.

The Fiska family, which Roach invited Arthur to join, is a very well-known family in the dark mage world, the family has been passed down for thousands of years, and the family has a dark magic knowledge inheritance that reaches the great mage.

"Kid, I hope you can think clearly, wandering dark mages without a family will not be able to escape the inquisition's arrest in the end. This time you were lucky enough to get my attention before the church even got into it, and the next time you get caught in the Inquisition, no one will be able to save you. Seeing that Arthur had not made a decision for a long time, Lodge patiently persuaded him.

"If I join the Fisca family, won't I be able to go back to the Bloodshine Academy?" Arthur asked suddenly.

"Your current identity has been exposed, and the family will arrange a new identity for you to start over in a new environment. ”

"What does the family need me to do?"

"Power and duty are always reciprocal, the family provides shelter to each member, and when it comes to the interests of the family, family members also need to contribute accordingly. But rest assured, our dark mage family will never sacrifice our brothers and sisters at will. Arch said to Arthur seriously.

Arthur was silent for a while, then solemnly saluted Rocky again, "Thank you, I've thought about it, I still want to go back." ”

Roach was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Arthur to still make such a choice, "Do you know what such a choice means? If the Church of Light was only suspicious of you before, the disappearance of the demon hunting trio that captured you this time confirmed your connection with the dark mage, and the next time you encounter it will be the official pursuit of the Inquisition." ”

Arthur hadn't thought about the danger he was about to face, but how easy was it to get Arthur to give up everything before, not to mention that the Fisca family who was invited to join also made Arthur feel uneasy, a family that could orchestrate the outbreak of the royal spring hunt necromantic creatures, and the secrets behind it also made Arthur smell danger.

At the critical moment, the adventurous spirit once again took over in Arthur's mind, and he would face the pursuit of the "divine send" anyway, so let the Church of Light come together!

Roach sighed softly, "In that case, you can know for yourself." ”

......

An entire group of forbidden soldiers died on the streets of the imperial capital, and the place where they died left obvious traces of the use of dark magic, and the shock caused by the incident was no less than the outbreak of necromantic creatures in the royal hunting ground more than ten days ago.

The Church of Light, in the underground vault.

Reverend Thorn began to sweat unconsciously under the cold gaze of the Moront Sanctuary.

"Do you have any explanation for the failure of the Demon Hunting Group's arrest and such a big impact?" Morent asked faintly.

"I'm disappointed to you, we don't know Arthur's intelligence accurately enough, I didn't expect him to have helpers, and from the traces of the scene, it can be seen that it is a high-level dark mage. Thorn replied cautiously.

"And what's next for you?"

"I'll send more men to keep an eye on Arthur, and he'll definitely be in touch with the dark mage, and when they do, we'll catch them all when they do. ”

"You've been shocked to arrest each other this time, that Arthur may have already run away, so let's go directly to punish the knight and arrest people. As long as he is caught, the Inquisition has a way to pry his mouth open. ”

Thorn showed a hint of hesitation, "I'm afraid I'll be tough if Isaac intervenes to stop it." ”

Moriente showed a sneer, "Streich has become more and more inflated over the years, if he dares to jump out at this time, then don't go back." ”

......

The Imperial Palace, inside the study of the side hall.

An old man with a clear figure and a pale face was bowing his head to review a letter on the table, and this person was none other than Konstantin, the thirteenth emperor of the Empire of Light.

The evaluation of this emperor by various countries is that although Konstantin is not a wise ruler, he can be regarded as a diligent monarch. Since the reign of Konstantin for more than 30 years, there have been no major wars between the Terran countries, and the few wars between the Terrans and the foreign races have mostly been won by the Terrans, and the Terran population has continued to grow.

Konstantin is now less than sixty years old, and the emperor is still middle-aged when calculated according to the life expectancy of one hundred and twenty years old for the Terran warriors, but Konstantin is now saggy-skinned and wrinkled.

The reason why the emperor is like this is because he suddenly suffered from a strange disease five years ago, and his body began to age rapidly. The famous doctors in the empire have seen countless things, but they can't find the cause of the disease, and the healing magic of the three systems of water, wood, and light can't be cured even after trying it. Over the years, it has been possible to barely delay the speed of body aging by relying on various life-prolonging tonics and the twelfth-level wood-based magic "Ten Thousand Trees in Spring", which is known as the strongest vitality.

If it weren't for this strange illness of the emperor, the question of the prince of the Bright Dynasty would not have seemed so urgent.

Konstantin, who was reading at the desk, suddenly coughed violently and hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

Aru, the chief attendant next to him, hurriedly handed over a cup of nourishing thousand-year-old ginseng tea, "Your Majesty, you have been too tired lately, you can rest for a while, and I will go and invite the Great Magician Ernefit to come now." ”

The emperor waved his hand and sighed lightly, "Forget it, the effect of 'Ten Thousand Trees in Spring' is getting worse and worse for me, and the magic that can live the flesh and bones of the dead can only make me feel a little more comfortable now." ”

Aru hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't say that, the Magicians' Guild and several Royal Grand Magicians have been insisting on finding a cure, my human race's magic is vast, and there is always a disease that can cure Your Majesty." ”

The emperor smiled bitterly, "I know my own body, you don't have to rush to find Ernefette, talk to me." The situation of the princes has been normal lately, right?"

"Since the royal spring hunt, there has been no change in several highnesses, only the eleventh highness has run a little more outside. ”

Emperor Jun smiled slightly, "Joan, this kid still likes to mess around, I hope the hunting ground has nothing to do with him." ”

Aru followed the emperor's words and said: "His Royal Highness Eleventh is simple-hearted and has no desire for power, and he has not been in Arantis all these years, so I think it should have nothing to do with that incident. ”

The emperor sighed softly, "This is the emperor's house, the father doesn't even understand his own son." ”